Salinas-based civil rights lawyer Juan Uranga, left, addresses the crowd assembled at the Monterey County Government Center on Wednesday morning.

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Sunita Vijayan
svijayan@thecalifornian.com

Stymied by regressive restrictions they say impede their ability to make improvements, dozens of homeowners from a Soledad housing project sought help Wednesday from Monterey County officials.

Beginning at 11 a.m., about 100 homeowners, family members and supporters marched in front of the Monterey County Government Center, holding signs, some of which read: "Our houses have no value, people of the county - help!" "Real Ownership" and "Remove the unjust restrictions."

They seek help from county officials to correct what they say are unfair deed restrictions preventing them from full ...